Posted on 07/24/2013 4:39:40 PM PDT by 11th_VA
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to continue the collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records in the fight against terrorism.
The chamber rejected a measure to end the program's authority. The vote was 217-205 on Wednesday.
Republican Rep. Justin Amash had challenged the program as an indiscriminate collection of phone records. His measure, if approved by the full House and Senate and signed by the president, would have ended the program's statutory authority.
The White House, national security experts in Congress and the Republican establishment had lobbied hard against Amash's effort.
Libertarian-leaning conservatives and some liberal Democrats had supported Amash's effort.
The vote was unlikely to settle the debate over privacy rights and government efforts to thwart terrorism
“They just said they don’t care about the 4th amendment.”
Are there any rights granted to the people by amendments or parts of the constitution left they still respect ? It seems that the remaining parts of the constitution that are still effective are not granted but kindheartedly given by Hussein, 1st emperor of the imperium americanum. The DIMs and RINOs totally messed up the entire country, culture and values.
“The republic is dead. All hail Caesar.” - Just what i thought.
Hussein 1st emperor of the imperium americanum.
right you are!
A nay vote is a pretty good litmus test for me.
We're from the government and we're here to help...
I was hoping to wind down for the night... until you triggered an anxiety spike...
Nixon, Ford, Reagan (woops), Bush I, Dole, Bush II, McCain, Romney.... UG!
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